Top US funds embrace stewardship code
A new set of US stewardship responsibilities for investors and a governance framework for listed companies, backed by some of the largest US-based asset owners and managers, is long overdue.
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Pinpointing the price on carbon
World expert on climate change policy modelling says price of carbon should be $100 a tonne.
Sustainability goals and relevance of PRI
The 10-year anniversary of PRI coincides with the recent adoption of two major agreements by the global community, represented by the United Nations.
Climate agreement marks turning point
Days of intense negotiations at the long-awaited COP21 meeting in Paris have seen a definitive agreement emerge on climate change.
PRI to consider new principle focusing on systemic risks
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is considering a seventh principle that will focus on broad financial system systemic risks. The six principles were written before the global financial crisis and are focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration. Now, a decade after their creation, consideration of systemic risks is on the agenda and
Debate around fiduciary duty moves on
Fiduciary duty shouldn’t be a barrier to investing according to ESG principles, said Marcel Barros, executive director of Latin America’s largest pension fund, the Banco do Brasil SA, or PREVI, talking at PRI in Person 2015, the annual conference for the UN-supported international network of investors working to put Principles for Responsible Investment into practice.
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